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Title: The Effect of Exercise on Earnings: Evidence from the NLSY
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Kosteas, Vasilios D. |
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The Effect of Exercise on Earnings: Evidence from the NLSY Journal of Labor Research 33,2 (June 2012): 225-250. Also: http://www.springerlink.com/content/f70733h231243mw4/ Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Department of Economics, George Mason University Keyword(s): Body Mass Index (BMI); Earnings; Exercise; Physical Activity (see also Exercise); Propensity Scores Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. This paper investigates whether engaging in regular exercise leads to higher earnings in the labor market. While there has been a recent surge of interest by economists on the issue of obesity, relatively little attention has been given to the economic effects of regular physical activity apart from its impact on body composition. I find that engaging in regular exercise yields a 6 to 10% wage increase. The results also show that while even moderate exercise yields a positive earnings effect, frequent exercise generates an even larger impact. These findings are fairly robust to a variety of estimation techniques, including propensity score matching. |
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Kosteas, Vasilios D. "The Effect of Exercise on Earnings: Evidence from the NLSY." Journal of Labor Research 33,2 (June 2012): 225-250.
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